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released 14 February 2012

"The two-man crew's music is a bluesy wrecking ball, ranging from the throaty '50s-style ballad "You Were Young" to the riff assault of "Amaze." The group's no-frills drumming and smoldering guitar tones nod toward the White Stripes and the Black Keys, but their tuneful charisma separates them from the legions of garage-rock imitators." - LA Times

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The Dead ShipsLos Angeles, California

Drawing comparisons to The Strokes, The Pixies, The Black Keys and Alabama Shakes, The Dead Ships are a soulful garage-
rock trio with “hooks so poppy you'll test positive for opiates!” (Indie 103.1) The band have been called a “Bluesy Wrecking Ball” by the LA Times and cited by local blogs (Buzzbands.LA, Grimy Goods) as a “top emerging LA band for 2014”....more

the streets are cold and lifeless
the sewers are all backed up
everyone's out fucking
somebody else's first love
and I guess that this is me at my most bitter
but someone should've said I take no fault
to point out brutus and judas playing catch there on the outskirts
singing we were just friends by default

and i met peabody at the funeral
for a dually acquainted man
ho-hummed of lies and better times
nodding heads and shaking hands
truth be told I never liked him
truth be told I know he hated me
but for our dual acquaintance on his deathbed
i was best friends by default with old peabody

no i never should've loved you
deep down you despise me
we crossed our swords at the right time
and thusly made a peace
but i guess if this is me at my most honest
you brought a beggars poet out of me
and now that we're ending it's clear
we were best friends by default you and me